DOVER — Former bus driver John Allen Wright will be seeking to appeal his sentence, after being ordered on Friday to spend 160 years in prison for sexual exploitation and possessing child pornography.

After his sentencing at U.S. District Court in Concord, Wright, 47, formerly of Milton, filed notice of appeal, which demonstrates his intention to appeal his sentence. The actual motion for appeal, however, has not yet been filed, said Theresa Leppard, assistant to U.S. Attorney John Kacavas.

Wright, a former bus driver for Provider Bus Services, was arrested in September 2011 on charges alleging he molested three children — all young boys with disabilities — whom he transported. A year later, he pleaded guilty to several counts of sexual exploitation and one count of child pornography possession, admitting he recorded a video of the alleged assaults by using a pair of sunglasses equipped with a secret recording device.

While sentencing for Wright's federal charges took place Friday, Wright still has multiple felony charges pending at the state level for the alleged sexual abuse.

In December 2011, Wright was indicted on two counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault, five counts of felonious sexual assault, four counts of simple assault, and four counts of indecent exposure, or lewdness. In January 2012, a grand jury indicted him on three additional aggravated felonious sexual assault charges.

Wright's arrest and indictments came forward after a nine-month-long investigation by N.H. Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC).

On Sept. 1, 2011, police searched Wright's home at 52A Charles St. in Milton, and found more than 10,000 images and movies depicting child sexual abuse. Later that month, the investigation revealed that Wright had sexual contact with children riding his bus, and he recorded those incidents with personal hidden cameras.

A video status conference for Wright's pending charges on the state level has been scheduled for March 13, at 9 a.m., in Strafford County Superior Court.

County Attorney Thomas Velardi said Tuesday that he will be speaking with Wright's defense attorney, to determine whether to go to trial on these charges, or whether a resolution will be made before a trial is required.